BRATTLEBORO — Acting in their capacity as liquor commissioners, members of the Selectboard approved a first-class liquor license and entertainment license for Richard Ticino, who plans to open Rocky Top Tavern at 97 Main St.
According to Ticino, of Bellows Falls, the tavern will have pool tables on the first floor and serve food on the second. It will host live entertainment Friday and Saturday nights, with a possible open-mic night on Thursdays. Open six days a week, the tavern will serve lunch and dinner.
Rocky Top Tavern is not Ticino's first foray into the pub world. He owned the Dark Star Pub in Keene, N.H. but closed it, he says, because of the demands of raising a young son. Now his son is older and Ticino says he is ready to open a new business.
Ticino plans to open May 1 after the current tenant, Distinctive Décor, moves down the street and renovation is completed.